Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as head of the 1.4 billion members of the universal Catholic Church with a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, May 18, 2025 / 06:58 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Sunday formally began his ministry as head of…

The Blessed Sacrament is held aloft during a Eucharistic procession through Washington, D.C., Saturday, May 17, 2025 / Credit: Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 17, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). The Catholic Information Center (CIC) on Saturday held its third annual Eucharistic procession through Washington, D.C. in which more than 1,000 participants processed through…

Marchers participate in the grand procession of the Jubilee of Confraternities in Rome, Saturday, May 17, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, May 17, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA). Thousands of the faithful took to the streets of Rome on Saturday to take part in elaborate and beautiful processions by members of Catholic confraternities…

Vice President JD Vance shares a moment of laughter with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, during their meeting at the Vatican on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media/screenshot Vatican City, May 17, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among…

Young students cheer during an assembly at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia, Saturday, May 10, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News CNA Staff, May 17, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). For Catholic students in the United States, the election of Pope Leo XIV as the first American pope on May 8 filled them with…

Photograph of Pope Leo XIV released by the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, May 17, 2025 / 08:35 am (CNA). Follow our live coverage as Pope Leo XIV, first U.S.-born pope in history, begins his pontificate: Experience history in the making with former Cardinal Robert Prevost. Read More